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Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
LIVELY FOR CLEVELAND.

President Cleveland got setback In
the state Democratic convention at Louis
vile on Wednesday. Before the conven
tion was fully organized, delegate offered
a resolution endorsing the administration,
and moved its adoption. Great excitement
followed, and Congressman Taulbec
sprang to his feet and moved that the reso
luton be laid on the table. He said he
was willing to endorse President Cleve
lands honesty and integrity, but not his
policy, especially as to silver and civil
service, and VIXEN the platform, pre-
pared by Speaker Carlisle and Henry
Wattcrso1 appeared. that was all the en-
dorsement found in it. But it contained
the following: 1--WE declare the honest
money of the constitution good enough fol
the people, as expressed in gold and silver
and paper convertible into coin on de-
mand." If Mr., Cleveland Doesn't abandon
his silver policy, the Democrats of the Blue
Grass state, led by Senator Beck, will be
likely to make it lively for him in the next
national convention kentucky Democrats
damn Cleveland with faint praise. They
credit him with good intentions, but stop
at that, and credit themselves with rare
forbearance IN going no further.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
LIVELY ASHLAND.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
ASHLAND. Kan. Nav 6. /

10 the koltOr Vi Gdsic.
ASHLAND, Kan, May 6, 1887.
With the warm days of the past ha:
come to cur city large number of strang
ers-some to buy city property and en-
gage in business and some to buy farms
Geo. D. Cross has been here for few
days and has bought lots on which the
Chicago Lumber Company will put in &
stock of lumber. Mr.. Cross is auditor fol
the above company.
Work is to be commenced on the c. Z.
& W. railroad here in a few days.
The Ashland Water Works Company
have submitted proposition to our city
council to put in water works here. 1t is
probable the proposititn will be accepted
and work commenced in short time.
The first issue of the Herald, under the
management Of Kindred Brothers, came
out Thursday. 1t is a bright, newsy,
sheet and bids fair to get to the front
among Kansas journals. Messrs. Kim
brel have had much experience in Kansas
journalism and seem thoroughly imbued
with the thrift and enterprise that is re
qnired to make the paper success.
Work is to be commenced soon on q
brick block 800 feet front and 80 feet deep,
two and three stories high. Already the
work OF moving the frame buildings from
the lots on which the buildings are to be
erected.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
THE INTERSTATE.

Marsh Murdoch is busy sparring with
the interstate commerce bill-Halstead
Herald.
The ruling made by traffic managers I'M
der the interstate commerce law ignores
every principal of commercial life They
in effect say that we must charge man
who takes thousand copies of the EAGLE
just as much per copy as he who takes
only single copy. The town which re-
ceives thousand car loads of merchandise,
etc, per day, must pay just as much per
car as the town that receives but one car;
otherwise it is held to be discrimination
The discrimination is against the town or
manufacturer who handles only In large
lots.
The interstate commerce law is hum
bug, worse, its fourth section is an outrage.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

As the leading temperance organ, the
Union heartily concurs in the following re-
marks by the Augusta Gazette: The pro
hibitionists appear to have builded better
than they knew; they placed the sale of
liquors in the hands of druggists, bit
made the conditions of sale so stringent
that no honest druggist will take out a
permit. This eifectually provides prohibi-
ton, but the political prohibitionists now
find that with 10 liquor sold in the state
their calling and occupation is gone, while
their chances of holding on to the offices
have entirely vanished, and they are now
on Bonded knees beseeching, and by
threats undertaking to bulldoGe, the drug
gists to take out permits and continue the
sale-simply TO give the same prohibi-
tionists something to howl about. Keep
your eye on the gun, boys, maintain your
position, do not take out any permits, and
persistently refuse to sell liquors to any
person-prohibitioni or not, for any pur-
pose whatever, and the honest people of
the country will rise up and bless you.-
Junction City Union.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
ABOUT BOOMS

The real genuine boom is one that comes
to stay. 1t is not gotten up fox the occas-
ion and to relaps when the resources to sus-
tain it are understood and not found to be
sufficient. Towns and cities in older com
munities. which already have the capacity
to supply the territory tributary to them
can not get up a real boom without first
increasing the territory and population de-
pending on them as their distributing point
The reason that Wichita has had is now
having real boom, is that her location is
the natural gateway to an immense
productive territory The reason that the
boom in this city has been unprecedented
in the last two years, and that the building
now being done here is on such grand
scale as TO excite The wonder not only of
other people but our own residents, can all
be logically accounted for in the great
country that nature has made tributary to
this city. The country south and west of
us, in the last two years. has filed up
more rapidly than any other new country
of which We have any account.
Where two years ago was an
immense waste OF Wild prairies,
is now a teeming population and hundreds
and thousands of farms, and innumerable
villages, towns and cities. As long as this
country, an empire within itself, contin-
ues TO be developed, Wichita will continue
to boom. AS long as there remains new
farms to be developed, and new towns to
be built, and emigration continues to pour
its ceaseless stream of humanity and
wealth into the great, new southwest,
Wichita will continue to spread. And,
while some of the old fogies are trying to
prove that Wichita's boom is off, she will
have grown to 100000 population, and
other towns in tine southwest, scarcely
heard of to-day. will have 10000 people.
When it is demonstrated that the Indian
Territory is to remain vast herding
ground, and all western Kansas not capa-
BILE of sustaining the population she now
has, and the thousands to come, then, and
not until then, will Wichita's boom col
1anse
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

this people that he would do all he could
for the city. He has said, and still believes,
that Wichita will be the largest city be-
tween ST. Louis and San Francisco have
been asked many lines while in Ohio
How long is this thing to last?'' ''What
is going to keep it up?' Let me say to
you that the keen, sharp, shrewd railroad
men of the country and the enterprising
business men Of Chicago. st. Louis, Kansas.
City and other eastern cities are not ask
ing such foolish questions, but are hastily
putting themselves in shape to profit by
the great advantages Offered by this great,
rich and rapidly growing southwest coun-
try. This thing" will keep up just as
long as men live The vast tributary
country, the rich and fertile soil, growing
all products that flourish outside the
tropics, the wonde full health giving eli
mate, the rapidly settled new towns, tie
force, the nerve, the energy, the indomit
able will, all conspire to keep it up"
The southern half of Kansas is as large as
the entire state of Ohio, and much more fer
tile in soil-and shall she not support one
city as large as any city in Ohio? The
splendid rains of the last few days over the
entire state settle the question of crops for
the coming season The promise is for
great abundance. The immigration into
southern Kansas the coming season viii be
unparalleled In the history Of the state-and
that Of the very best class of citizens l
have been asked if the chances for making
money in Wichita are not all gone-if it is
not too late-it prices are not too high To
all of which say no. Property will not
always continue to double in price every
few months, but prices are not yet beyond
what the prospects and growth of the city
warrant. Within the last two months
have been in good many cities from solid.
stable Chicago to booming Chattanooga, and
the gas inflated towns of Ohio, and | am
still satisfied that Wichita is the best place
know of for investment. To any one who
thinks prices here are too high, there are
fifty smaller towns open in southern Kan
sas, where money is sure to be made.
believe no part of this country offers such
advantages to the Spectator, the capitalist
and the actual settler. as southern Kansas
The idle the lazy and the ones who 60 to
a new place to see if something won't turn
up, had better stay back where their
friends can take care Of them Energy,
nerve, industry and good habits will win
here, even with little or no money to start
with. Our Lake county men are all doing
well here. The Amidons have made more
money here than all the lawyers in Lake
county are worth or ever will be, if they
should practice there forty years. Hulett
is also doing splendidly. S. r. King
come in to day, and will look the city over.
G. w. CLEMENT
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
LA JUNTA EXCURSION.
To the Edit or of the Daily Eagle.

10 the kult OF u inc Daiiy EaSie.
Leaving here at $50 p. m, we arrived
at La Junta the next morning at $50 A
large delegation of citizens gave us a cor
dial welcome upon our arrival, and fur
nished con veyances of all descriptions that
we might drive around their city and sur
rounding country.
La Junta is beautiful and thriving city
of / 800 people on the A, T. & S. F. r.
| r., and is at the junction where the road
branches to 60 south to California. The
railroad has here their largest shops and
round house, their hospital, reading room,
etc. The city is on the Arkansas river and
a more beautiful site for a city cannot be
found on the river The main part of the
city is on the level bottom lands along the
river, the residence part being
on the hills that rise to hight of two or
three thousand feet above the river. From
these nights one gets a most delightful
view. Looking up or down the river val
ley can be seen the river winding through
the meadows. Then one sees to the west
ward Pixies Peak, the Green Horn Range
and the Spanish Peaks. all covered with
SHOWS, which give them the appearance of
mass Of silver. Driving across the river
we visited an alfalfa field of 80 acres, the
crop WIGS about one foot in hight then and
we were informed they cut it four or five
times per year and get from six to nine
tons per acre each year. Going On north
three miles we came to a valley that SEEM
ed to be'three or four miles across but were
informed that it was nineteen miles
wide. Surely more beautiful valley
could not be found and this
is open for settlers. Here a presumption
homestead or tree claim can be taken
This country is being taken up very fast
and it is only matter of few months till
the land will all be gone. New towns are
being started and many have been started
Several of which are already tributary to
La Junta. Within six months this city
will be a supply point for at least a dozen
towns both north and south of the railroad
Among the many substantial improve
ments Of La Junta can be mentioned a
$4,000 stone school house, the Holly
system of water works supplying the city
with plenty of pure water, two or three
hose companies, the electric light system
Ohe Schuyler to be in within sixty days,
the railroad round house covering an acre
and one eighth, a large hospital for rail
road employees situated on the hill and
surrounded by beautiful artificial lakes,
walks and drives. Here all the sick are
taken, and cared for by DR.. Geo w. Meii,
at the Cos. expense. 4 $4,000 reading
room is furnished for those desiring good
reading.
The railroad company have enough
houses for their employees to make small
city. Such enterprise is seldom seen i'll a
town of this size, and one is forcibly re-
minded that the wild west is soon to be
come the metropolis of America.
We were kindly cared for by both the
Frisco and Santa Fc railroads, and both
roads deserve our thanks: also tho La Jun
ia people deserve many thanks for their
kind hospitality.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
A CRANK.

Col Blanton Duncan, who is very well
known in the west for his political vaga-
ries, sends The following note to the Louis
vile Commercial
LOUISVILLE, May 5.-Perhaps some of
your readers may appreciate from the
phenomenal disturbances and throwing
down of mountains and bursting out of fire
volcanos in the Arizona and California
ranges of mountains, that these are
the precursors of the still greater destroy
ing agencies that will come in the next ten
years. The masses, however, will still
disregard all this and believe nothing until
the final catastrophes swallow them in a
universal destruction.
RI .NTp< DJ-NCAN
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
WICHITA, Kan. April II. 1887

WICHITA, Nan, April II, 1897.
To the Editor gainesville. tOhio) Telegraph.
Before leaving the chilling winds and
ice bound shores of Lake Erie for bright
and sunny southern Kansas, l had been
told that the bottom had all dropped out
of Wichita's boom" and that the city was
stranded upon the desolate rocks of bust
ed initiation prices had fallen, real
estate transfers were rare, and general de
preston had followed the reaction So
came back here thinking that possibly
some serious thing had happened to re
tard the growth and prosperity of this
magic and wonderful city After
a thorough and personal investiga-
ton of the business of the CITY
and the changes that had taken place since
| was last here, | am prepared 10 assure
my Ohio friends that there is not one word
of truth in the rumors that are afioat, that
"Wichita is on the wane, or that the 'bot
tom has dropped out, or that the growth
or business of the city is in any way
checked or retarded Wichita never stood
on more solid foundation for rapid aud
permanent growth than ii does today. Her
prospects were never brighter, anu are all
that her warmest friends can desire | have
driven over the entire city in the past few
days. and have been astonished beyond
measure at the amount Of building ROW in
progress There must be at least over one
thousand buildings under construction
Houses that cost from $1,000 TO $50, 0u0
each. This does not include any Of the
large business blocks that will be started
just as soon rs brick and stone can be had.
In two months from now the city will pres
ent an sopearance not unlike Chicago when
rebuilding after the great fire. 1t is now
impossible to get cars to deliver brick and
stone and lumber here IS fas. as required
for use. The Missouri Pacific will at once
put on six new railroad engines to be used
solely TO draw building material to Wichi
ts Jay Gould himself was here few days
since and made thorough inspection of
the city and its vast interests, and assured
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
KANSAS PROSPERITY.

The general belief prevails that the pres.
ent will be the best crop year in the history
of Kansas.
So far, the season has been particularly
favorable. The ground is in good condi-
ton aid grain of all kinds that has been
planted is doing finely.
If, added to the general prosperity now
prevalent, Kansas should have an unusual
ly good season for crops, the advance
ment that the state would directly make
would be without precedent in the his
tory of the nation.
Kansas was never in a better condition
to stand an adverse season than now, but
should she be favored in this matter. the
possibilities for her immediate growth in
wealth and population are limltless.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

General Rosser can't forgive Phil Sheri
dan for the many trouncings received from
the latters rough riders in the Shenandoah
valley. Perhaps it isn't to be wondered at.
No officer on either side of the war of the
rebellion was Inundated by more defeats
than Rosser; and no one has received more
undersigned praise for good fighting quail
ties Rosser's unmanly letter will prove q
bad boomerang.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

The Leavenworth Times is waging war
on the swindling real estate speculations of
some of the agents in that city. 1t relates
that lands lying outside of the city, which
only a short time ago were worth only $75
to 800 per acre, are now pnt upon the
market and doomed at $1,000 per acre,
while there is no reason for the great adj
vance except the wind Of the dealers. OF
course the action of the Times is denounced
by the real estate men, and they attempt to
boycott it, setting up a howl that the
Times is injuring the city. The Times is
right Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Buffalo Bill" and Barnum do not en-
gage to give the Indians honorable burial
Eagle Wing, Pawnee Indian who hac
been in Buffalo Bill $ Wild West" and il
Barnum's circus, died the other day il
New York City. and was buried in the
pc tiers field. When the poor and friend
less die,a burial by civilization is not much
Of an improvement on the aboriginal meth
dds of interment.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

The editor Of the Emporia Daily Globe,
Mr.. Jacob Stottler, has been quite ill since
early in April. at this time he is steadily
improving in health and his many friends
throughout the state are pleased that it is
only matter of a short time until he will
again be at his post.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Wichita complains bitterly of suffering
from freight determinations under the
interstate law, by means of which she is
cut off from the advantages formerly en-
joyed,-membership in the Missouri River
pool-Abilene Gazette,
Wichita is big enough, her shipping in
terests great enough to command attention
not only, but to demand justice. There
stood upon the side and main tracks Of the
roads entering here one day last month,
one thousand and twenty three loaded cars,
a state of facts unprecedented in any city
outside of Kansas City, in the west. May
be such traffic is not worth looking after
and-maybe it is.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
ALWAYS GET WHIPPED.

Some Of the more prominent of Ameri
can magazines, notably the Century, have
for the past year been fighting the war al
over again. engaging however only pr"mi
nent officers who fight with pens assisted
by profuse illustrations. The war as car,
ried on now differs from the other one in
another respect, which the general reader
could hardly have failed noticing, and
that is, the Federal army always gets
whipped in the magazines. 1t wasn't so
in the other war; at least subsequent
events and history would seem TO carry
out the idea that the Confederates didn't
whip the Union forces every time,
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

No more remarkable coincidence
than that the EAGLE should refer to Mr.
Prentiss as recently leaving Lawrence u
Mr. Prentiss has been an attache Of the
Atchison Champion for eight years and we
regard it as remarkable coincidence
that paper of the prominence Of the
EAGLE should make so stupid blunder.-
Lcavenworth Times
When several small towns are located
near together like Kansas City, Atchison,
Lawrence and Leavenworth, one is liable
TO get them mixed.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Much is being said about what Jefferson
Davis views are in regard TO John c. Cal
houn, expressed in letter at the time of
the dedication of the monument at Charts.
ton in honor of that distinguished states
man. If Mr.. Davis had given his admir-
ers an opportunity TO erect a monument
over bis own grave thirty years ago, i,
would probably be more freQuented by
patriots, in time to come, than any future
one erected to commemorate his services to
mankind.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Sol Miller says that McNeal, of the
Medicine Lodge Cresset, when a young
man, was Tilted by cross-eyed girl, which
made him so mad that he will not have an
italic type in his Office.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Perhaps after all the president will not
need to issue the retaliation proclamation.
The interstate commerce law is charged
with having effectually paralyzed trade
communication between the United St,tes
aud Canada. -LeavenwOrth Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-29
SATURDAY.. October 29th. 4. U. 1887
SHERIFF'S SALE,

y of sale issued by the Clerk of the
District Court of Dickinson County
State of Kansas, in a cause pending there
in, wherein The Travellers Insurance Company
is plaintiff, and Thomas DILL Ida NJ Dill and
Seth Cowperthwaite and Annett CowperthWaite
are defendants. will on
Saturday, October 90, A. D., 1887,
at the front door OF the court house. in the city
Abilene, county of Dickinson, state OF Kansas, al
10 O'Clock A. NJ of said day sell to the highest
bidder for cash. the following real estate to-wit
The east half of the northeast quarter Of section
eighteen (1S) in township M cen (l5) south OF
range one G) east of he SIKH principal merid-
Ian in ID ckinson Coun,y State OF Kan
sas. The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment of the court In said cause recited
in said order OF sale.
Witness my hand this oath day OF Sept, A. d.
1887. J. j. MILLER,
est Sheriff OF Dickinson county, Kas.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-29
The Second State.

In territorial area Kansas is the sixth
state in the Union, having 81 200 square
miles, or 81, 2SS,000 acres. The five
states having a larger territory are
Texas, California, Nevada, Colorado
and Oregon. But all of these states,
with the exception of Texas, include
large areas of mountainous country not
capable Of agricultural development.
From One-fourth to three-fourths of
the area of California, Nevada, ColOra-
do and Oregon is mountainous. Near
ly every acre within the borders of
Kansas will produce crops. Kansas
has, therefore, larger acreage of agri-
cultural land than any other state in
the Union except one, Texas.
Seven territories, Dakota, Montana,
New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Ida
no, and Utah, all have larger terrific
rial area than has Kansas, but they,
ike California and Colorado, include
within their limits vast mountainous
regions. Kansas will, therefore, when
every territory is formed into a state,
still be, in agricultural area, the second
state in the Union.
When the census of 1890 is taken,
Kansas, the twentieth state in popula-
ton in 1880, will be the eighth Or ninth
state, and in the year 19OO-thirteen
years from the present time-Kansas
will rank as the fourth or fifth state of
the Union, with population of from
$500 900. to 1000. 900.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-29

According to the platform adopted
by the New York Republicans last
week a large majority of the people OF
this nation have not enough intelli-
gence to govern themselves, as they
recognize nothing good unless it has
the regular Republican stamp on it.
The minute people begin to think fol
themselves they are disqualified fol
good Republicans. But this class
makes excellent Democrats. Many
thrusts were made at Mr.. Cleveland S
administration, but not a word was
said about the surplus that is accumu-
lating in the treasuy, produced by
over taxation, for which the Republi-
can party is responsible, and which
they did nothing while in power to
reduce.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-29

Willie Wallie Phelps-hey, but he's
doleful-has consented to be inter-
viewed on the political outlook. Mr..
Phelps pretends to believe that Mr..
Blaine will get an augmented vote
''from dissatisfied Democrats, from pro-
lection democrats, and from every
Irishman who has acquired the right Of
American suffrage" What, then, is
the use Of holding Democratic con-
vention next year? But we think
we heard Mr.. Phelps make this
same remark in 1884. There are dime
museums yearning for Democrats who
will vote for Mr.. Blaine-K. G. Times
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-29

There is a talismanic power in the
name of Democracy. Dating from the
birth of the republic, from 1889 to 1889,
a period of 100 years, from. the inaugu-
ration of George Washington to the
ending of the term of Grover Cleveland.
The Democratic party has elected presi-
dents covering fifty-two years, period
greater than that filled by the presi-
dents of all other political parties that
have existed in this country. And yet
men of the Foraker type talk fiippantly
about killing such party.